Milk-pail rest



(No Model.)

J. 0. VOLLMER,Jr. MILK PAIL REST.

Patented Apr. 19,1898.

IINrrnn STATES- PATENT rricn.

MILK-PAIL REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,531, dated April 19, 1898.

Application filed August 1'7, 1897. Serial No. 648,578. (No model.)

To CLZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, J OHN CHRISTIAN VoLL- MER, J12, a citizen of the United States, residin g at Kingston, in the county of De Kalb and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Pail Rests; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to milk-pail rests or supports, although it may be applied to vessels for other uses.

It has for its object to provide a rest or support simple in construction and which may be applied to buckets, pails, or other vessels without requiring any special construction of vessel for the purpose, and to provide means whereby the hinged arm of the support may when not in use be held down in position against the sides of the vessel and which when in use will be held in a lateral position from the vessel.

It also has for its object to provide a construction whereby the spring which is caused to act upon the arm will be prevented from becoming clogged with accumulated dirt or foreign matter, which might seriously interfere with the proper working of the hinged arm.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the construction and in the arrangement of parts hereinafter particularly described, and then sought to be specifically defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a bucket or pail having my invention applied thereto, parts of the support being in section. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through a portion of the support, and Fig. 3 is a rear view of the support detached from the pail or vessel.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a portion of the bucket or pail, which may be of wood, metal, or other suitable material.

The numeral 2 designates the base or bracket of the support, which preferably is curved in cross-section to conform to the curved side of the pail or vessel, but is not necessarily confined to such form. This bracket is provided with ears 3, in which is hinged, by means of a pivot-pin l, an arm 5. This arm is preferably curved in the direction of its length, as illustrated, so that it may rest firmly upon the legs of aperson in a stooping position and engaged in the operation of milking, thereby constituting a firm support for the milking-pail. A

Arranged to the rear of the ears 3 is a spring 6, which preferably is of the flat or leaf form and is designed to bear against the heel 7 of the arm 5, so as to hold the arm in its depending position (shown in Fig. 1) when not in use, and also to hold it in its extending position, as shown by dotted lines in the same figure, when in use. This spring is fitted in a socket 8, formed in the base or bracket 2, and is preferably held therein by means of shoulders 9, extended so as to lie across the rear of the spring at its lower portion, as indicated clearly in Fig. 3. The spring being made tofit snugly in the socket 8 and in front of the shoulders 9 is securely held in place and whenever necessary or desirable can be readily removed by driving it endwise out of the socket.

For the purpose of preventing dirt or foreign material lodging between the spring and the bracket or base 2, and thus tending to force the spring laterally, so as to weaken its pressure upon the heel of the arm 5, I form a groove or channel 10 in the base orbracket, so as to be between the front face of the spring and the rear face of the base or bracket, thus forming a way for the dirt or trash that may find its way between the spring and bracket and through which it may pass and be prevented from clogging and thus impairing the functions of the spring. If from any cause the dirt should accumulate between the spring and the bracket, it can readily be dislodged from place by forcing it down and out through the groove or channel 10, formed as described. The upper end of the base or bracket 2 is formed with an eye or perforated ear 11 to receive the end of the handle of the pail.

I have shown but one of these supports, but it will be understood that two will be em= ployed. The description and mode of applyin g one, however, is sufficient for the purpose of illustrating the invention, as the other would be simply a duplicate of this one.

The bracket and arm may be cast, molded, or otherwise shaped and be of any suitable material.

The device can be readily applied by the unskilled to any pail or vessel already in use and does not require a special construction of vessel for its attachment.

The rest or support can be made and sold independently of the pail or vessel, and can be readily applied to the vessel by means of screws or rivets passed through perforations 12 in the base or bracket for that purpose. I The device is simple in construction, ine'xg i pensive to make, and can be readily applied tothe pail or vessel. I p k v v I have illustrated and described what I 5 consider to be the preferred details "of 0011 st'ruction of the several parts; but it is obvious that changes can be made therein with} out departing from the essential features of the invention.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is- 1. The pail support or rest consisting of the base or bracket formed with a longitudinal open-ended socket, a spring adapted to be received therein, said bracket having a portion extending over the socket to hold the spring 5 being further provided with a vertical openended channel, between it and the spring,"substantially as and for "the purposes described. In testimony whereof I a'flix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J. CHRISTIAN VOLLMER, JR.

Witnesses; 2

WM. B. MCDOWELL, FRANK S. AU'LT. 

